Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-16
WORKERS AT HlGHMoRs.
The Congregational Association in
session. Sunday school Convea-
ton Arranged for Yankt0n.

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The Congregational Association in
sessIon-A Sunday school CoBve0-
ton Arranged for Nankton.
Lake Henry, Dakota, May 13-Oorre-
spondence Press and Dakotaian-Left
Yankton on the Tuesday morning train
on the Northwestern and waited nearly
two hours for the train to the north.
Reached Huron at fifteen minutes to
one. There we met a large company OF
holders OF hBls fare tickets bound for
Highmore, as your correspondent was.
At AIS We rolled up to the depot,
Ministers and others Were waiting to
welcome us and show us the way to the
NJ. q. church, where the association was
to be held, for the Oongregationalists
have no house of worship, but they have
a live, earnest minister in Che Rev. +.
10. Walton. There was a full attendance
of ministers and delegates of the
churches.
Rev. I. L. Riggs, of .Oahe, preached
the sermon.
The papers were carefully prepared
and were listened to with deep interest.
Rev. A. II. Robbins, OF Lake Preston,
read a paper on lay workers.
Mr.. F. M. Wilcox, of Huron, who was
chosen the moderator of the association,
read a suggestive paper on systematic
giving.
The topic, 1.-THE Doctrines we Ought
to Teaoh," was ably discussed by Rev
Archie A. Murphy. The paper was a
scholarly and thoroughly orthodox, max.
ing the bible the basis of all true preach
ing.
/. The subject of christian education was
presented in q well prepared paper by
Rev, MIR. Walton, of Highmore, after
which Rev. T. l.. Riggs presented the
claims of the Indian schools under his su
pervision and Rev. d. B. Nichols present
ed the claims OF Yankton college. Judg'
ing from the spirit in which the address
was received and the resolution pledgiDf
support TO the college which followed
Yankton college will not lack patronage
within the bounds OF the central associa
ton. A number of now pupils are con
templating the enrolment of tnel
J names among the students of the colleg'
. in the opening term in the fall.
The preliminary steps were takel
3 at this ASSOCIATION towards the estab
lishment of an institution of the highe
. grade of education within the bounds o
, the association, which gives anothe
feeder to the Yankton college.
The u of temperance was ~presente
e In an interesting paper from Rev. F. c
@ Appleton, of Lake Henry.
) Rev. W. B. Gray, with his able helpe
in the Sunday school work, Rev. M
Bell, made sunshine to light up th
: Sunday school topics he disconrset
n Ysnkton Sunday school workers wi
!, sooH have the privilege of testing th
6 ability of the earnest workers in I'll
Sabbath school department, as We unde
stand a rousing Sunday school CONVEX
tion or institute has been put down fl
the last week in May. The program
y of the meeting has already been SCI
s. forward to Yankton. We hope q
J. Sundey school workers will then be {
e deck and ready to hear and do.
y. The words of our home miseional
g superintendent are always in order. I
er never talks but he strikes fire. This tin
/ he spoke with electric power on the gu
ject of REVEALS in our churches. He
ID to be one of the speakers of the Sundi
school workers in counsel in Yankto
Ut &c and hear him and see if we over es
mate his magnetic power as s speaker.
he The ASSOCIATION closed Thursd
morning and at $40 the ministers a,
). delegates steamed out of Highmore.
'iA Your correspondent begins to feel t
necessity of larger trunk capacity
which to convey minerals, curosities q
at books for Yankton college. We sh
- come into port loaded down to
guards with material for the college
brary and cabinet.
rs We are ticketed for Sabbath serv
OF at Lake Henry, q guest of the Rev. +,
Appleton and M. B. Gray. We had
pleasant call OF the residence of Jut
IOwen, of DeSmet. Two of the boys
this pleasant home are represented
!. Yankton college. D.. b. N.